The Regent Has a Disease That Will Kill Him If He Leaves Her

A clever, monster-hunting foodie girl X a delicate regent hiding behind a lamb’s wool coat In the Kingdom of Jin, there was a young nobleman: gentle as jade, blessed with the bearing of an immortal, and destined to become a pillar of the nation. Yet fate had marked him with a curse, and ill-omened things were always drawn to him. By her master’s orders, Zhuyu came down from the mountain to protect him. From then on, she was forced to guard him at close quarters every single day. Everyone thought she was just a formidable monster hunter, but little did they know she was a woman of many talents. Not only was her mastery of the Dao profound, she could also entertain guests and cook up a storm. Her disguises were endlessly varied, and she excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting… Apart from being a little bad at needlework, there was hardly a fault to be found. Zhuyu said, “Life is hard. The more skills you have, the more ways you can make a living. They’re all ways to earn money.” She never expected her own employer to fall for her and start thinking about marrying her to ward off ghosts, demons, and bad luck, all without having to pay her a single tael. Zhuyu declared, “I sell my skills, not myself.” Qi Guanyu smiled without a word, then sent a lavish bride price to her sect and bought her outright…